State Law - According to Utah law, a person 18 years of age or older may prepare a written statement: Health Care Directive (living will) to control health care treatment decisions
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Use Utah Statutory Health Care Power of Attorney form to designate aa agent to make future health care decisions for you so that if you become too ill or can not make those decisions |
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Utah Advance Health Care Directive for medical services is governed by Utah Code 75-2-1104. According to Utah law the directive shall be in substantially statutory form or in a form substantially similar to the form approved by prior Utah law. Our website provides you with Utah Health Care Directive form approved by Utah law.
According to Utah law, a person 18 years of age or older may execute a Health Care Directive. The Advance Directive is designed to make known your wishes that your life not to be artificially prolonged by life-sustaining measures if you become terminally ill or unconscious and unable to speak for yourself. Among life-supporting measures discussed in the Advance Directive are: tube feeding and tube hydration; cardiac resuscitation. In your Utah Directive you reserve the right to give current medical directions to physicians and other medical personnel for as long as you are able to communicate your wishes. In this document you may also state whether you want to make organ donation, and what parts of your body you wish to donate and for what purpose. There are empty lines at the end of the form to allow you to state your additional desires. The Utah Advance Health Care Directive for medical services is binding upon attending physicians and all other providers of medical services. In order to be valid the Directive shall be:
Please note that neither of the witnesses may be:
It is suggested that you keep the original of this document on file with your physician and family members. |
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